diff --git a/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/account_mngt.cc b/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/account_mngt.cc
index 13d20e24..4bc59d0b 100644
--- a/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/account_mngt.cc
+++ b/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/account_mngt.cc
@@ -726,13 +726,14 @@ long CreateWrenchBoardAccountPending(CVars in, CVars &out) {
                  } else {
                      AccountPendingMail(out);
                  }
+                   pgsql_query("UPDATE members_pending SET remind_count = remind_count+1  WHERE id = %lu", ret);
              }
 
              if (out["expire"]=="f"  ){
                load_db_record(out, "SELECT *,id AS pending_id FROM members_pending WHERE id=%lu LIMIT 1", ret);
                out["signup_random"] ="REMOVED";
                out["verify_link"] ="REMOVED";
-               pgsql_query("UPDATE members_pending SET remind_count = remind_count+1  WHERE id = %lu", ret);
+
                return ret;
              }